Janne M. Korhonen

Janne M. Korhonen

@jmkorhonen.fi

Unjust society is unsustainable -> democracy is non-negotiable. Sustainability transition & modeling circular economy @ Finnish Environmental Institute (Syke) as a profession; defence of Finland and democracy as a hobby.

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Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

Yes. In the exercise description, the FDF was responding to a call of help from the USSR.

Ville Vicious@villevicious.bsky.social

I remember a mention of an exercise where the unnamed enemy had made landings in Murmansk and the White Sea and after reaching lake Ladoga made a sudden turn to the west.

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Nerdic Defence
@nerdicdefence.bsky.social

Norwegian bus operator Unibuss backed out of a purchasing deal with Chinese manufacturer CRRC, after security issues with other Chinese buses delivered earlier. They elected to buy from Polish manufacturer Solaris instead. Now CRRC/YES-EU has brought a lawsuit. www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/av...

nrk.noAvbestilte kinesiske busser – nå saksøkes de for en halv milliardBusselskapet Unibuss trakk seg fra avtale om busskjøp. Nå krever den kinesiske leverandøren en halv milliard kroner i erstatning.

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Marcelo Soares
@msoares.bsky.social

Replying to @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

And have joy. Show genuine joy. A friend of mine said she was optimist because the street demonstrations were sexy (she was fawning over a shirtless man who climbed a subway station). But there's music, there's dancing, there's joy. People went to meet people they already like or could like.

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Darth Putin
@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

OTD in 1981 “whisky on the rocks”. Soviet submarine S-363 ran aground after “navigational error” in Sweden. My navy converts ships to submarines and submarines to ships. My trolls are not snowflakes about this.

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Toni Panula
@tonipanula.eurosky.social

"Helposti ajatellaan, että tarvitaan ruokaa, vettä ja terveydenhuoltoa, ja digitaalisuutta ja somea käsitellään uhkana. Mutta ne liittyvät pitkälti jaksamiseen, Hartikainen sanoo" Pärjäisitkö ilman päivän annosta somea ja digilaitteita? Entä viikon tai kaksi?

iltalehti.fiViranomaisella heräsi huoli suomalaisista: ”Sellaisesta ei työssäkäyvillä ihmisillä ole enää kokemuspohjaa”Henkilöstön toimintakyky ja jaksaminen korostuvat poikkeusolosuhteissa. Suomalaisten resilienssistä on aika ajoin kannettu huolta.

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Simon Rosenberg
@simonrosenberg.bsky.social

"The report found Israeli authorities and forces had continued to 'commit genocidal acts' even after the so-called ceasefire in Gaza, 'with the intent to destroy the Palestinian people'." No surprise that this got hardly any mainstream coverage. #GazaGenocide www.nine.com.au/world-news/m...

nine.com.auBombshell UN report accuses Israel of genocide hours before electionIsraelis will go to the polls today in the first national elections since the October 7 attacks.

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.

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Komissaari
@komissaari.bsky.social

Replying to @jmkorhonen.fi

Tämä. Israelin demograafinen tulevaisuus ei näytä mahdollistavan nykymuotoisen järjestelmän ylläpitoa. Israelin nykyinen järjestelmä kaatuu ulkoiseen ja sisäiseen paineeseen.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

Kaskeala is BTW the man to thank for ending the ancient FDF practice of equipping conscripts with the oldest, most threadbare equipment, while the best kit was squirreled away for the “rainy day” (chances of steel rain). Now conscripts get mostly new kit, which is then washed, repaired and stored.

Janne M. Korhonen@jmkorhonen.fi

This comes from the recent memoirs of admiral Juhani Kaskeala, the commander of Finnish #Defence Forces between 2001-2009. Even he first learned of the plan when he found it from the commander’s personal safe after opening it for the first time. His predecessor had not even hinted of it.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

As someone who did conscript service in faded m/62 cotton camouflages (with a total of 3 usable pockets; and no one in the platoon had matching shades), this was a genius move. It cost practically nothing but VERY GREATLY enhanced the image and status of the FDF, both internally and externally.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

We also had grey m/39 fur hats (which were great in winter TBH), m/44 or m/60 day packs (okay, they were also great in their simplicity), and for a while I carried a sniper rifle assembled from ancient Mosin Nagant parts - I swear the receiver had a stamp “1893.” All this in 2000-2001!

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

Them dastardly, dastardly Swedes

Janne M. Korhonen@jmkorhonen.fi

An earlier plan, the first to be drafted after the Second World War, was similarly most secret, and codenamed even more blandly as ”Fuel procurement.” In official exercises, Finnish forces defended the western coast and the city of Vaasa against land invasion from the south, and landings by Sweden.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

Stop the press: the equivalent of KALERVO in English might be NORBERT.

Janne M. Korhonen@jmkorhonen.fi

TIL the extremely secret (circulation only to named individuals in top brass) 1966 plan of defending #Finland against “an attack or coup attempt that originates from the eastern and/or southern direction” was codenamed KALERVO, which is inordinately funny in ways that unfortunately defy translation

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

TIL the extremely secret (circulation only to named individuals in top brass) 1966 plan of defending #Finland against “an attack or coup attempt that originates from the eastern and/or southern direction” was codenamed KALERVO, which is inordinately funny in ways that unfortunately defy translation

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Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

If you rotate the map 90° you may understand what they were actually practicing. This state of affairs lasted until 2022. In refresher exercises of sufficiently high levels, we were even told to rotate the map in our heads; at lower levels it was just implied. But that was never written down.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

Okay, in this case the machine did plausibly defeat our tactical encryption: ChatGPT did have some good ideas. As the code name of your most secret and important plan, Kalervo, a man’s name, might be about equal to NORBERT.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

TIL the extremely secret (circulation only to named individuals in top brass) 1966 plan of defending #Finland against “an attack or coup attempt that originates from the eastern and/or southern direction” was codenamed KALERVO, which is inordinately funny in ways that unfortunately defy translation

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

This comes from the recent memoirs of admiral Juhani Kaskeala, the commander of Finnish #Defence Forces between 2001-2009. Even he first learned of the plan when he found it from the commander’s personal safe after opening it for the first time. His predecessor had not even hinted of it.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

An earlier plan, the first to be drafted after the Second World War, was similarly most secret, and codenamed even more blandly as ”Fuel procurement.” In official exercises, Finnish forces defended the western coast and the city of Vaasa against land invasion from the south, and landings by Sweden.

Janne M. Korhonen
@jmkorhonen.fi

Every victory for #democracy is a victory for every democrat everywhere. That’s one good reason to celebrate the wins, even small ones - to encourage others you may never have even heard of!

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Hungarian PM Péter Magyar: "I have just spoken by phone with the leaders of the Students List, who won the elections in Serbia, to congratulate them... I assured them of Hungary’s support. I was delighted to hear how much strength our victory in April had given them during this difficult struggle."

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Hungarian PM Péter Magyar: "I have just spoken by phone with the leaders of the Students List, who won the elections in Serbia, to congratulate them... I assured them of Hungary’s support. I was delighted to hear how much strength our victory in April had given them during this difficult struggle."

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Papas Place For FIV+ Cats
@papasplace.bsky.social

Congratulations to this lucky daddy cat! He gets to punch his #TNR ticket today 🎟️ I believe this is the daddy of the Cinder Block Babies & the most recent group of kittens in my neighborhood. Now we gotta get those little mommy cats 🐈‍⬛ #Cats #BlackCats #AdoptDontShop #Pets #Animals

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Darth Putin
@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

Day 1706 of my 3 day war. Vucic lost in Serbia, Bolsonaro lost in Brazil and Donald couldn't rig a casino he owns, never mind the midterms. I remain a master strategist.

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George The Station Cat
@george-station-cat.bsky.social

Night night sweet dreamies Never feel you have to hide the hurt you carry Your feelings are not a weakness, nor are they something to be ashamed of They are simply part of being human, and even on your hardest days, you are no less worthy of love, kindness and understanding.